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was raking around a tree in my yard when my rake hooked on something. I got a shovel and dug it out and it was an old heavy duty chain with a hook on one end. It was about 8 ft. Long and very heavily rusted. I know it had been in the ground for at least 15 years because that is how long we have...

One of my goals last year was to get some organization in my shop And I finally made some progress on that goal. Thought everyone might like to see these pics.

This is a pic of a tool that belonged to my granddaddy. I haven’t a clue what it is. Anybody seen one or know what it is used for. Thanks

The pics below are of an anvil that belonged to my grandfather. He was a mechanic and I have memories of this anvil when I played around in his shop when I was 6 or 7 years old and I am now 67 years old. I estimate this anvil could be 100 years old. It is secured to an old tree stump. My uncle...

Have been going through my grandfathers tools and I came across a tool that I have no idea what it is?Has anyone ever seen this tool and if so do you know what it is called and what it is used for? thanks

I have quite a few of my grandfathers old hand tools that I want to hang on the wall in my shop. They all have a light coat of surface rust on them. It would take quite an effort to get the rust off all the tools. I was wondering if there is any product that I could wipe on them to give them a...

Finally got my US Genera 56” toolbox put in the shop today. I bought this during the 12 days of Christmas sale for $600 at Harbor Freight on December 23. My HF didn’t have any in stock so it had to be ordered. I went and got it last Sunday but couldn’t get it in the shop until today. We had...

I have my Dad’s old Sears Green 1 1/2 ton floor jack. Not really familiar with how floor jacks are supposed to work. As you lift the handle and the jack starts picking up the weight is it supposed to get harder to pump the handle or is it supposed to be pretty effortless to pump the handle as...

I was thinking about getting a Harbor Freight US General 56“ rolling cabinet on Monday when they go on sale for $598 ( regularly $898). As some of you said, these are a good cabinet for the money. Well today I was in Home Depot and they had their Husky 27” 10 drawer rolling tool Cabinet on sale...

I saw where the US General 56” rolling tool cabinet Is going to be on sale next week. Does anyone here have an opinion on the quality of these cabinets? thanks

Finally got the parking pad and gutters on my new garage this week. Man is concrete expensive!

I want to install a mini split in the kitchen area of my new shop. I already have the wiring on the outside wall. I think I can do it myself and yes I understand that I need to get a licensed H and A guy to sign off on it to have a valid warrant. Im trying to decide which manufacturer to go...

Went to use my pressure washer, hooked up the water hose to it, started on the second pull but o water would come out. Shut it down and verified that water was on. Observed that no water was coming out the wand when in the past water would come out the wand but not at pressure. So I removed the...

I have a craftsman floor jack. About 15 years ago it would lift and I took it somewhere and they replaced seals so that will lift now. Problem is the handle will only go about 45 degrees up and not 90 degrees like it used to. Pic below shows jack and as you can see this is as far up as the...

I’m ready to have the concrete parking pad poured in front of my shop and am trying to decide whether to have a troweled joint or cut joint with Silkaflex. The troweled joint looks OK but tend to fill with dirt, acorns, etc. The cut joint looks nice but I’m not sure how durable the silkaflex is...

This is the hydro pump from my HF lawnmower lift. It is leaking where the bolt goes into the housing. Hopefully it’s just an O ring. I took a nut off the threaded bolt that goes into the pump housing but I’m not sure how to get the bolt out of the housing. As you can see the bolt has what looks...

Can anyone help with this? I have this HF lawnmower lift which belonged to my father. I tried it but it didn’t lift. I put some hydraulic fluid in it and it worked! Problem is I noticed it leaking fluid around the bolt the holds the pedal that you push to lower the lift. Not sure how to fix this...

I‘m trying to restore my S & K wratchet wrench box. I remember going with my Dad to the Western Auto store when I was 10 years old to purchase this. (I’m now 65). The box had gotten rusty and most of the paint had fallen off. It was originally a green color. I think the color that would most...

My father died about 2 years ago and I am in the process of clearing out his shop. One of the things he had was this very old Hobart welding machine. I remember he had it mounted on a trailer he built and it was powered by an old car engine. This thing is very heavy. I know it worked when he...

I have a Sears cabinet saw with Bies fence that I purchased about 15 years ago. The model no is 152.221240. I would like to repaint the saw cabinet the original color which is some type of grey. Does anyone know how I can find out the exact color for the saw? thanks